Collier planning board gives thumbs down to mental health complex after neighbors pushback

A $25-million expansion of mental health services faces a setback after neighbors objecting to the project site on Golden Gate Parkway convinced the Collier County Planning Board it may not be the right location.

The planning board voted unanimously, Thursday to recommend to the Collier County Commission that it not rezone the five-acre site for the construction of a 102-bed complex.

The land is owned by David Lawrence Mental Health Center and is a stone’s throw from its current campus.

The 64,000-square-foot, the multi-story building would serve as a central intake facility for patients and address a huge demand for treatment beds.

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